High paying medical jobs in Arkansas with no degree
The best paid medical occupations in Arkansas that require no bachelor's degree — a high school diploma, a certificate, or an associate's degree is the typical entry. This is the narrowest cut on the site, so it is also the shortest list: where a field has only two or three such occupations, there is no page at all rather than a page pretending otherwise.
Cost of living: prices in Arkansas run 13.1% below the national average (2024), so a Arkansas salary is worth about 1.15× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Arkansas.
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024
Associate's degree
$62,170 – $97,7301,740Associate's degree
$64,280 – $102,190640Associate's degree
$59,550 – $93,4801,400Associate's degree
$46,810 – $94,1802,210Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,750 – $75,4601,640Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,670 – $65,02010,010Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,840 – $72,8801,170High school diploma or equivalent
$30,100 – $73,890690Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,210 – $64,9401,100Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,920 – $65,0901,920High school diploma or equivalent
$33,400 – $48,6204,560Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,230 – $63,790610Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,210 – $47,160540Postsecondary nondegree award
$28,370 – $49,9101,120Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,790 – $44,1301,900
Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.
| # | Occupation | MedianArkansas | 10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree | $86,760 | $62,170 – $97,730 | 1,740 |
| 2 | Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree | $81,500 | $64,280 – $102,190 | 640 |
| 3 | Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree | $73,870 | $59,550 – $93,480 | 1,400 |
| 4 | Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree | $63,640 | $46,810 – $94,180 | 2,210 |
| 5 | Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award | $57,400 | $38,750 – $75,460 | 1,640 |
| 6 | Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award | $56,620 | $44,670 – $65,020 | 10,010 |
| 7 | ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award | $50,310 | $38,840 – $72,880 | 1,170 |
| 8 | Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent | $42,880 | $30,100 – $73,890 | 690 |
| 9 | Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award | $42,820 | $36,210 – $64,940 | 1,100 |
| 10 | Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award | $41,740 | $33,920 – $65,090 | 1,920 |
| 11 | Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent | $38,680 | $33,400 – $48,620 | 4,560 |
| 12 | Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award | $37,660 | $30,230 – $63,790 | 610 |
| 13 | Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award | $37,340 | $30,210 – $47,160 | 540 |
| 14 | Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award | $36,230 | $28,370 – $49,910 | 1,120 |
| 15 | Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award | $35,930 | $29,790 – $44,130 | 1,900 |
Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Arkansas. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.
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